Summary
Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2027-01-26. Plan: Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998), approved 2022-01-27.
Update: FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress.
Since the plan was approved on 2022-01-27: no new hazard declaration and 119 NOAA Storm Events records; details under "What changed since your last plan".
Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($196,793,778 a year), Earthquake ($20,290,762) and Strong Wind ($14,396,612).
The tables that follow are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); each heading says which item its tables support.
Plan clock
- Status:
- Approved, expires 2027-01-26
- Plan:
- Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998)
- Approved:
- 2022-01-27
- Days to expiry:
- 118
- Update underway:
- FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
What changed since your last plan (approved 2022-01-27)
- New federal declarations:
- none
- Storm Events records since approval:
- 119 records (data through 2026-06-30)
- Repetitive loss now:
- FMA RL 66, SRL 197 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 661
- Repeat-flood change:
- this release sets the baseline count.
Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)
Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 26 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following pages.
State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.
Plan clock
Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county
Source: 1
| Jurisdiction | Type | Status | Plan | Approved | Expires | Days to expirynegative = days since expiry | Update underway | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | County | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-03-21 |
| Carteret borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Dunellen borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Helmetta borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-03-17 |
| Highland Park borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Jamesburg borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-02-07 |
| Metuchen borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-02-07 |
| Middlesex borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Milltown borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-02-17 |
| New Brunswick city | City | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Perth Amboy city | City | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Sayreville borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-02-07 |
| South Amboy city | City | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| South Plainfield borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-03-07 |
| South River borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Spotswood borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Cranbury township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-02-17 |
| East Brunswick township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Edison township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Monroe township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-02-07 |
| North Brunswick township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Old Bridge township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Piscataway township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-03-07 |
| Plainsboro township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | this jurisdiction approved 2022-03-17 |
| South Brunswick township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress | |
| Woodbridge township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | Middlesex County 2022 (FEMA plan 107998) | 2022-01-27 | 2027-01-26 | 118 | FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress |
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification
Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)
- dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
- levee failure
- flash flood as its own subtype
- ice jams
- debris flows
- erosion (riverine and coastal)
- land subsidence and sinkholes
- expansive soils
The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)
Sources: 5, 6
| Rank by EAL | Hazard | NRI risk rating | EAL rating | EAL buildingsmodeled dollars per year | EAL agriculturemodeled dollars per year | Cost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damage | EAL total (see note)modeled dollars per year | Storm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30count | Storm Events coverage note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inland Flooding | Relatively High | Relatively High | $190,283,997 | $89,617 | $6,420,163 | $196,793,778 | 154 | |
| 2 | Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate | $16,191,071 | n/a | $4,099,691 | $20,290,762 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes. | |
| 3 | Strong Wind | Very High | Very High | $13,477,273 | $6,035 | $913,305 | $14,396,612 | 374 | Includes 42 High Wind and 98 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition). |
| 4 | Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | Relatively High | $11,371,934 | $255,866 | $336,124 | $11,963,923 | 4 | |
| 5 | Tornado | Relatively High | Relatively High | $5,378,982 | $419 | $4,955,257 | $10,334,656 | 2 | |
| 6 | Cold Wave | Relatively High | Relatively High | $633 | $13 | $9,963,968 | $9,964,614 | 30 | Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor). |
| 7 | Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate | under $1 | $8,585 | $7,730,044 | $7,738,629 | 95 | |
| 8 | Ice Storm | Very High | Very High | $3,341,584 | n/a | $320,379 | $3,661,962 | 1 | |
| 9 | Coastal Flooding | Relatively High | Relatively High | $2,999,795 | n/a | $39,963 | $3,039,760 | 54 | |
| 10 | Winter Weather | Very High | Very High | $314,440 | $16 | $1,911,938 | $2,226,393 | 206 | Includes 5 Sleet records (outside NRI's Winter Weather definition). |
| 11 | Lightning | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate | $88,917 | n/a | $653,773 | $742,690 | 45 | |
| 12 | Drought | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate | n/a | $654,928 | n/a | $654,928 | 42 | |
| 13 | Wildfire | Relatively Low | Relatively Low | $336,338 | $59 | $39,779 | $376,175 | 18 | |
| 14 | Hail | Relatively Low | Relatively Low | $109,319 | $28,571 | $42,683 | $180,573 | 55 | |
| 15 | Landslide | Relatively Low | Very Low | $7,571 | n/a | $14 | $7,585 | 0 | No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). |
| Tsunami | Insufficient Data | Insufficient Data | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). |
Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).
NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.
Local data needed: state and local landslide and tsunami records (Storm Events records these hazards only in part).
Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.
The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location
Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.
Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.
Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts
Source: 5
| Hazard | Highest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100 |
|---|---|
| Earthquake | tract 85.02 (Relatively High, 89.4); tract 18.06 (Relatively High, 89.2); tract 51 (Relatively Moderate, 86.0) |
| Hurricane | tract 85.02 (Relatively Moderate, 88.2); tract 18.06 (Relatively Moderate, 87.4); tract 51 (Relatively Moderate, 86.0) |
| Landslide | tract 85.02 (Relatively Low, 92.1); tract 18.06 (Relatively Low, 91.8); tract 82.13 (Relatively Low, 88.9) |
| Tornado | tract 85.02 (Relatively Moderate, 73.4); tract 18.06 (Relatively Moderate, 72.7); tract 51 (Relatively Moderate, 69.8) |
| Tsunami | no tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard |
| Wildfire | tract 82.13 (Relatively Moderate, 91.0); tract 82.14 (Relatively Low, 87.8); tract 18.06 (Relatively Low, 87.4) |
Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 85.02 is Census Tract 85.02). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent
Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard
Sources: 6, 7
| Hazard | Scale | Recordscount and years | Observed range | Worst recorded event | Most damaging (when different) | How it applies to jurisdictions | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tide | none in data (flood depth: FIRM) | 54 records, 1996 to 2024 (54 zone-level) | Coastal Flood, 2012-10-29, $500,000,000 property; $0 crops (2012 dollars); NWS zone NJZ012 | Countywide (zone-level records). | Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. | ||
| Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | wind chill | 29 records, 1996 to 2022 (29 zone-level) | 1 day to 16 days (median 1.5 days); 24 with a recorded value | 16 consecutive days, 2003-01-14 to 2003-01-29, 1 direct death, zone-level | Countywide (zone-level records). | Cold/Wind Chill records from May to September (a frost night, not a cold wave) are counted but not used for the longest run. | |
| Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition) | crop damage | 1 record, 2007 (1 zone-level) | No crop damage reported in 1 record. | Countywide (zone-level records). | |||
| Drought | U.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4) | 42 records, 1997 to 2015 (42 zone-level) | 1 day to 392 days (median 1.5 days); 18 with a recorded value | 392 days (about 12.9 months), 2001-10-30 to 2002-11-25, a run of 14 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-level | Countywide (zone-level records). | Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only. | |
| Earthquake | Modified Mercalli (local data) | 0 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source. | ||||
| Hail | hail size (inches) | 62 records, 1967 to 2023 | 0.75 in to 1.75 in (median 0.88 in); 62 with a recorded value | 1.75 in hail, 2023-09-09; same size also recorded on 1990-07-05, 1998-06-20, 2003-03-21, 2003-07-22, 2008-07-27 | Hail, 2003-03-21, $10,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: North Brunswick township (5 records), Highland Park borough (4 records), South Plainfield borough (4 records), Spotswood borough (3 records), Cranbury township (2 records), East Brunswick township (2 records), Edison township (2 records), Sayreville borough (2 records), Woodbridge township (2 records), Carteret borough (1 record); and 6 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). | |
| Excessive Heat, Heat | heat index (in event narratives) | 95 records, 1996 to 2025 (95 zone-level) | 1 day to 10 days (median 3 days); 67 with a recorded value | 10 consecutive days, 2002-08-11 to 2002-08-20, zone-level | Countywide (zone-level records). | Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run. | |
| Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression | Saffir-Simpson | 4 records, 2008 to 2020 (4 zone-level) | Strongest recorded: Tropical Storm record, 2011-08-27 to 2011-08-28, $500,000 property; $0 crops (2011 dollars); NWS zone NJZ012 | Countywide (zone-level records). | Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records. | ||
| Ice Storm | Sperry-Piltz ice scale (local data) | 1 record, 2007 (1 zone-level) | No damage reported in 1 record. | Countywide (zone-level records). | |||
| Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood | damage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM) | 154 records, 1996 to 2025 (2 zone-level) | Flash Flood, 2021-09-01, $50,000,000 property; $0 crops (2021 dollars), 2 direct deaths | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Middlesex borough (14 records), New Brunswick city (13 records), East Brunswick township (9 records), Highland Park borough (9 records), Edison township (7 records), North Brunswick township (6 records), Milltown borough (5 records), Woodbridge township (5 records), Cranbury township (4 records), Dunellen borough (4 records); and 9 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). Zone-level records (2) apply countywide. | Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most. | ||
| Debris Flow | none (count and damage only) | 0 | |||||
| Lightning | annualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names) | 45 records, 1996 to 2024 | Lightning, 2001-06-11, $200,000 property; $0 crops (2001 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: East Brunswick township (7 records), Edison township (6 records), New Brunswick city (3 records), South River borough (3 records), Woodbridge township (3 records), Highland Park borough (2 records), Metuchen borough (2 records), Middlesex borough (2 records), Perth Amboy city (2 records), Cranbury township (1 record); and 4 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). | Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties. | ||
| High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition) | wind speed (kt and mph) | 140 records, 1996 to 2020 (140 zone-level) | 35 kt (40 mph) to 61 kt (70 mph) (median 40 kt (46 mph)); 109 with a recorded value | 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2012-10-29; NWS zone NJZ012 | Countywide (zone-level records). | ||
| Thunderstorm Wind | wind speed (kt and mph) | 276 records, 1955 to 2026 | 43 kt (49 mph) to 70 kt (81 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 233 with a recorded value | 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2010-09-16, 1 direct injury | Thunderstorm Wind, 1998-09-07, $1,860,000 property; crops not reported (1998 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Edison township (16 records), Jamesburg borough (14 records), Woodbridge township (12 records), Middlesex borough (11 records), Highland Park borough (10 records), North Brunswick township (10 records), Old Bridge township (10 records), South Plainfield borough (10 records), Milltown borough (9 records), Plainsboro township (9 records); and 10 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). | |
| Tornado | Enhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007) | 8 records, 1977 to 2003 | F/EF0 to F/EF1 (median F/EF0); 7 with a recorded value | F1 tornado, 1985-10-05, 6 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 77 yd wide, damage not recorded (pre-1996 record), 8 direct injuries | Tornado, 1977-09-26, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1977 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: East Brunswick township (1 record), Highland Park borough (1 record). | Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods). |
| Tsunami | none (count and damage only) | 0 | |||||
| Wildfire | acres burned (local data) | 18 records, 2000 to 2014 (12 zone-level) | Wildfire, 2012-03-26, $5,000 property; $0 crops (2012 dollars); NWS zone NJZ012 | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Old Bridge township (1 record), Sayreville borough (1 record). Zone-level records (12) apply countywide. | |||
| Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet | none in data (snowfall: local data) | 206 records, 1996 to 2026 (206 zone-level) | Blizzard, 1996-01-07, $4,400,000 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars); NWS zone NJZ012 | Countywide (zone-level records). |
Where a hazard names more than 10 jurisdictions, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every one is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-c Extent".
In event narratives only (local data needed): wind chill, temperature, heat index, ice thickness, acres burned and snow depth; any physical measure of debris flow, lightning and tsunami.
Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records from zones that no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).
Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences
Federal declarations for this county: 30 declarations covering 20 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).
Federal disaster declarations for this county
Sources: 1, 2, 3
| Declared | Incident began | FEMA number | Type | Title | Mapped hazard | County Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollars | Flags | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-05 | 2021-09-01 | DR-4614-NJ | Major disaster | Remnants of Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | $54,686,130.36 | in the 12 months before plan approval | |
| 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-01 | EM-3573-NJ | Emergency | Remnants of Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | no Public Assistance recorded | in the 12 months before plan approval | same incident as DR-4614 |
| 2020-03-25 | 2020-01-20 | DR-4488-NJ | Major disaster | COVID-19 Pandemic | Non-natural, not counted | $641,066,221.86 | ||
| 2020-03-13 | 2020-01-20 | EM-3451-NJ | Emergency | COVID-19 | Non-natural, not counted | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-4488 | |
| 2016-03-14 | 2016-01-22 | DR-4264-NJ | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | Winter Weather | $4,152,833.42 | ||
| 2012-10-30 | 2012-10-26 | DR-4086-NJ | Major disaster | Hurricane Sandy | Hurricane | $164,376,585.32 | ||
| 2012-10-28 | 2012-10-26 | EM-3354-NJ | Emergency | Hurricane Sandy | Hurricane | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-4086 | |
| 2011-11-30 | 2011-10-29 | DR-4048-NJ | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Hazard not mapped (severe storm title names no single hazard); not counted | $1,742,645.89 | ||
| 2011-08-31 | 2011-08-27 | DR-4021-NJ | Major disaster | Hurricane Irene | Hurricane | $9,904,255.63 | ||
| 2011-08-27 | 2011-08-26 | EM-3332-NJ | Emergency | Hurricane Irene | Hurricane | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-4021 | |
| 2011-02-04 | 2010-12-26 | DR-1954-NJ | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | Winter Weather | $2,790,780.25 | ||
| 2010-04-02 | 2010-03-12 | DR-1897-NJ | Major disaster | Severe Storms and Flooding | Inland Flooding | $4,138,442.97 | ||
| 2007-04-26 | 2007-04-14 | DR-1694-NJ | Major disaster | Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding | Coastal Flooding | $1,315,879.70 | ||
| 2005-09-19 | 2005-08-29 | EM-3257-NJ | Emergency | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted | $318,652.16 | ||
| 2003-03-20 | 2003-02-16 | EM-3181-NJ | Emergency | Snow | Winter Weather | $2,223,463.55 | ||
| 2001-09-19 | 2001-09-11 | EM-3169-NJ | Emergency | Fires and Explosions | Non-natural, not counted | $348,030.94 | ||
| 2000-11-01 | 2000-05-30 | EM-3156-NJ | Emergency | West Nile Virus | Non-natural, not counted | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1999-09-18 | 1999-09-16 | DR-1295-NJ | Major disaster | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations | Hurricane | $1,767,759.85 | ||
| 1999-09-17 | 1999-09-16 | EM-3148-NJ | Emergency | Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations | Hurricane | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-1295 | |
| 1996-11-19 | 1996-10-18 | DR-1145-NJ | Major disaster | Severe Storms and Flooding | Inland Flooding | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 1996-01-13 | 1996-01-07 | DR-1088-NJ | Major disaster | Blizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm) | Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1993-03-17 | 1993-03-13 | EM-3106-NJ | Emergency | Severe Blizzard | Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1992-12-18 | 1992-12-10 | DR-973-NJ | Major disaster | Coastal Storm, High Tides, Heavy Rain, & Flooding | Coastal Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1980-10-19 | 1980-10-19 | EM-3083-NJ | Emergency | Water Shortage | Drought | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1977-02-08 | 1977-02-08 | DR-528-NJ | Major disaster | Ice Conditions | Ice Storm | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 1975-07-23 | 1975-07-23 | DR-477-NJ | Major disaster | Heavy Rains, High Winds, Hail & Tornadoes | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Hail, Strong Wind, Tornado | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1973-08-07 | 1973-08-07 | DR-402-NJ | Major disaster | Severe Storms & Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1971-09-04 | 1971-09-04 | DR-310-NJ | Major disaster | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1968-06-18 | 1968-06-18 | DR-245-NJ | Major disaster | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1965-08-18 | 1965-08-18 | DR-205-NJ | Major disaster | Water Shortage | Drought | no Public Assistance recorded |
County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.
Statewide declarations
Source: 2
| Declared | Incident began | FEMA number | Type | Title | Mapped hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-03-09 | 1962-03-09 | DR-124-NJ | Major disaster | Severe Storm, High Tides & Flooding | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Coastal Flooding |
| 1955-08-20 | 1955-08-20 | DR-41-NJ | Major disaster | Hurricane & Floods | Hurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding |
FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, so they are listed on every county page in the state and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.
Public Assistance not placed in any New Jersey county: 1 row, $23,724.37; listed on the New Jersey state page.
Source: 3
Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows
Sources: 2, 6, 7
| Hazard | Storm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column) | Since plan approvalrecords | In the 12 months before plan approvalrecords | Last 5 yearsrecords | Declared incidents, all yearsseparate disasters | Declared since approvalseparate disasters | Period | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flooding | 54 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Cold Wave | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record. |
| Drought | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Earthquake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source. | |
| Hail | 62 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1955 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Heat Wave | 95 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Hurricane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Inland Flooding | 154 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Landslide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Lightning | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Strong Wind | 416 | 47 | 19 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1955 to 2026-06-30 | Includes 42 High Wind and 98 Strong Wind records. |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1950 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Tsunami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Wildfire | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Winter Weather | 206 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | Includes 5 Sleet records. |
Notable Storm Events records
Sources: 1, 6, 7
| Date | Event type | Magnitude or extent | Damagenominal dollars | Deaths, injuriesdirect only | Location | Flags | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-01 | Flash Flood | $50,000,000 property; $0 crops (2021 dollars) | 2, 0 | MIDDLESEX to PORT READING | in the 12 months before plan approval | deaths or injuries recorded | |
| 2012-10-29 | High Wind | 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust | $129,000,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2012 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone NJZ012 (MIDDLESEX), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind | |
| 2012-10-29 | Coastal Flood | $500,000,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2012 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone NJZ012 (MIDDLESEX), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tide | ||
| 2011-08-27 | Tropical Storm | $500,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2011 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone NJZ012 (MIDDLESEX), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression | ||
| 2010-09-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust | $50,000 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars) | 0, 1 | PERTH AMBOY | B1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind | |
| 2003-02-16 | Heavy Snow | $1,000,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2003 dollars) | 1, 8 | NWS zone NJZ012 (MIDDLESEX), zone-level | deaths or injuries recorded | ||
| 2003-01-14 | Cold/Wind Chill | damage not reported | 1, 0 | NWS zone NJZ012 (MIDDLESEX), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | ||
| 2002-08-11 | Heat | damage not reported | 0, 0 | NWS zone NJZ012 (MIDDLESEX), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat | ||
| 2001-06-11 | Lightning | $200,000 property; $0 crops (2001 dollars) | 0, 0 | SOUTH PLAINFIELD | B1-c worst recorded: Lightning | ||
| 1999-07-04 | Heat | damage not reported | 4, 0 | NWS zone NJZ012 (MIDDLESEX), zone-level | deaths or injuries recorded | ||
| 1996-01-07 | Blizzard | $4,400,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 1996 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone NJZ012 (MIDDLESEX), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet | ||
| 1985-10-05 | Tornado | F1, 6 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 77 yd wide | damage not recorded (pre-1996 record) | 0, 8 | location not recorded | B1-c worst recorded: Tornado |
The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (1,135 rows).
Location is the place NOAA recorded, as written in its data; it need not be a jurisdiction in this plan.
Local data needed: state-declared emergencies, from your state emergency management agency (federal data do not include them).
Tribal and special-area declarations in this state are listed on the state page.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e: probability of future events
Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard
Sources: 5, 6
| Hazard | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per row | Unit | In plain terms | Descriptor | Descriptor basis | NRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional) | NRI period | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flooding | 3.76 | events per year at a location (modeled) | about 3.8 per year at a given location in the county | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | Descriptor from NRI: the rate at a location is 1 or more a year, so the county rate is at least that. |
| Cold Wave | 0.843 | event-days per year | about 0.843 days per year | Likely | Storm Events event-days in 13 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (43.3%) | 16 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide | |
| Drought | 3.04 | event-days per year | about 3.04 days per year | Likely | Storm Events event-days in 9 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (30%) | 77 | 2000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only) | countywide | |
| Earthquake | 0.00202 | annual probability at a location | chance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.202% | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | No descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes). | ||
| Hail | 2.41 | events per year | about 2.41 per year | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 93.3 (modeled) | 1986 to 2023 (38 years) | countywide | |
| Heat Wave | 7.48 | event-days per year | about 7.48 days per year | Likely | Storm Events event-days in 24 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (80%) | 111 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide | |
| Hurricane | 0.115 | events per year | about 1 in 9 years | Likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 34 | 1851 to 2024 (Atlantic) | see B1-f | NRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d. |
| Ice Storm | 1.04 | event-days per year | about 1.04 days per year | Possible | Storm Events event-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%) | 70 | 1946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years) | countywide | |
| Inland Flooding | 3.18 | event-days per year | about 3.18 days per year | Highly likely | Storm Events event-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%) | 89 | 1996 to 2023 (28 years) | see B1-f | |
| Landslide | 0.101 | events per year (modeled) | about 1 in 10 years | Likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | |
| Lightning | 33.6 | days per year with a strike | about 33.6 days per year | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | 1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS) | countywide | |
| Strong Wind | 6.95 | events per year | about 6.95 per year | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 264 | 1986 to 2023 (38 years) | countywide | |
| Tornado | 0.123 | events per year | about 1 in 8 years | Likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | 1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1) | see B1-f | |
| Tsunami | annual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value) | Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | No descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025 | |||
| Wildfire | 0.00064 | annual probability at a location | chance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.064% | Likely | Storm Events records in 10 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (33.3%) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | |
| Winter Weather | 10.6 | event-days per year | about 10.6 days per year | Highly likely | Storm Events event-days in 28 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (93.3%) | 201 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide |
FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.
Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.
Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)
Sources: 5, 6
| Unit | Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| events per year | Highly likely | 1 or more per year |
| events per year | Likely | about once in 1 to 10 years |
| events per year | Possible | about once in 10 to 100 years |
| events per year | Unlikely | less than once in 100 years |
| annual probability | Likely | 10% to under 100% chance in a given year |
| annual probability | Possible | 1% to under 10% chance in a given year |
| annual probability | Unlikely | under 1% chance in a given year |
| event-days (share of years) | Highly likely | event-days recorded in 90% or more of years |
| event-days (share of years) | Likely | event-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years |
| event-days (share of years) | Possible | event-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years |
| lightning strike-days | Highly likely | cloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year |
Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)
Source: 6
| Hazard | Band | Years | Eventscounty-coded records | Years in period | Events per yearevents / years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.00-1.99 in | 1996 to 2025 | 24 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Hail | 2.00 in+ | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | 50-64 kt | 1996 to 2025 | 215 | 30 | 7.17 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | 65 kt+ | 1996 to 2025 | 5 | 30 | 0.167 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | unmeasured or below 50 kt | 1996 to 2025 | 7 | 30 | 0.233 |
| Tornado | EF0-1 | 1996 to 2025 | 2 | 30 | 0.0667 |
| Tornado | EF2-3 | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tornado | EF4-5 | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tornado | unrated (EFU) | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
The bands show how often events of each severity were recorded in this county, to profile how severe events have been (FEMA's probability item asks for the range of intensities).
Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.
Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions (https://resilience.climate.gov/).
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f: hazards that vary across jurisdictions
Range of census tract risk within the county
Source: 5
| Hazard | Tractsrated of all | NRI risk score, 0 to 100 | Tracts by rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Median | Max | |||
| Coastal Flooding | 80 of 192 | 69.3 | 77.7 | 99.5 | Very High 1, Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 8, Relatively Low 30, Very Low 37, No Rating 112 |
| Cold Wave | 192 of 192 | 16.5 | 50.7 | 71.6 | Relatively Moderate 111, Relatively Low 79, Very Low 2 |
| Drought | 50 of 192 | 67.8 | 81.0 | 96.7 | Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 29, Very Low 17, No Rating 142 |
| Earthquake | 192 of 192 | 33.2 | 70.5 | 89.4 | Relatively High 2, Relatively Moderate 30, Relatively Low 157, Very Low 3 |
| Hail | 192 of 192 | 4.3 | 17.9 | 53.8 | Relatively Low 5, Very Low 187 |
| Heat Wave | 192 of 192 | 2.1 | 51.9 | 77.2 | Relatively Moderate 75, Relatively Low 113, Very Low 4 |
| Hurricane | 192 of 192 | 52.9 | 68.6 | 88.2 | Relatively Moderate 20, Relatively Low 172 |
| Ice Storm | 192 of 192 | 41.3 | 78.8 | 97.5 | Relatively High 20, Relatively Moderate 138, Relatively Low 34 |
| Inland Flooding | 192 of 192 | 4.5 | 63.2 | 99.5 | Very High 19, Relatively High 39, Relatively Moderate 70, Relatively Low 51, Very Low 13 |
| Landslide | 192 of 192 | 12.3 | 61.2 | 92.1 | Relatively Low 17, Very Low 175 |
| Lightning | 192 of 192 | 2.4 | 22.5 | 41.6 | Relatively Low 113, Very Low 79 |
| Strong Wind | 192 of 192 | 43.2 | 83.1 | 99.5 | Very High 8, Relatively High 95, Relatively Moderate 86, Relatively Low 3 |
| Tornado | 192 of 192 | 23.8 | 45.0 | 73.4 | Relatively Moderate 39, Relatively Low 150, Very Low 3 |
| Tsunami | 0 of 192 | Insufficient Data 192 | |||
| Wildfire | 128 of 192 | 18.7 | 60.6 | 91.0 | Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 50, Very Low 77, No Rating 64 |
| Winter Weather | 192 of 192 | 43.0 | 84.1 | 94.8 | Relatively High 135, Relatively Moderate 55, Relatively Low 2 |
Drought: Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.
Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.
The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.
Frequency data for cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are (crop and livestock value where a line above names agriculture).
Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)
Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6
| Jurisdiction | Type | Plan status | Repetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definition | Public Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollars | Event records naming this placeall years; since its plan | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | County | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | $23,399,879.78 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | No NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row. Includes $5,222,890.76 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ, EM-3169-NJ). | |
| Carteret borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 2, SRL 6; any 45 | $6,275,850.55 | 2 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $419,924.81 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
| Dunellen borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 6, SRL 19; any 60 | $1,468,180.70 | 5 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Helmetta borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 1, SRL 4; any 17 | $84,497.55 | 1 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Highland Park borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 7 | $649,027.45 | 26 total; 4 since its plan | Includes $75,304.32 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4488-NJ). |
| Jamesburg borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 7 | $854,003.84 | 17 total; 2 since its plan | Includes $8,994 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4488-NJ). |
| Metuchen borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $578,958.79 | 10 total; 2 since its plan | Includes $86,608.36 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
| Middlesex borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 34, SRL 73; any 178 | $1,092,186.60 | 28 total; 6 since its plan | |
| Milltown borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1 | $1,166,410.27 | 16 total; 2 since its plan | Includes $28,458 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4488-NJ). |
| New Brunswick city | City | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 3; any 5 | $3,045,552.97 | 18 total; 3 since its plan | Includes $178,373.31 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
| Perth Amboy city | City | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 4 | $14,042,480.72 | 9 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $820,625.48 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ, EM-3257-NJ). |
| Sayreville borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 3, SRL 14; any 54 | $5,000,220.97 | 13 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $154,497.24 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4488-NJ). |
| South Amboy city | City | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2 | $2,794,461.13 | 1 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $95,280 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4488-NJ). |
| South Plainfield borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 5, SRL 26; any 63 | $1,599,288.39 | 19 total; 2 since its plan | Includes $95,755.88 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ). |
| South River borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 3, SRL 15; any 52 | $2,006,179.07 | 4 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Spotswood borough | Borough | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3 | $1,365,482.72 | 9 total; 1 since its plan | |
| Cranbury township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 5 | $406,673.13 | 13 total; 2 since its plan | Includes $69,638.40 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4488-NJ). |
| East Brunswick township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 2, SRL 1; any 21 | $3,226,832.73 | 23 total; 2 since its plan | Includes $261,587.29 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ). |
| Edison township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 5; any 19 | $8,840,218.32 | 31 total; 4 since its plan | Includes $540,576.62 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
| Monroe township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 8 | $1,945,190.43 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $189,994.62 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
| North Brunswick township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2 | $14,560,479.47 | 21 total; 5 since its plan | Includes $114,568.19 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
| Old Bridge township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 9 | $2,826,558.71 | 12 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $8,996.14 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ). |
| Piscataway township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 2, SRL 13; any 42 | $4,990,203.32 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $175,393.27 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
| Plainsboro township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2 | $345,504.95 | 12 total; 4 since its plan | |
| South Brunswick township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 5 | $1,744,684.51 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $271,391.75 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
| Woodbridge township | Township | Approved, expires 2027-01-26 | FMA RL 8, SRL 13; any 50 | $5,841,992.56 | 22 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $1,289,210.47 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4048-NJ, DR-4488-NJ). |
Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).
County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.
Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts
Local data needed
The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.
- Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
- A problem statement per jurisdiction per hazard
- Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
- Future assets
County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
| Hazard | Building exposuremodeled dollars | Agriculture exposuremodeled dollars | Population exposedpeople | EAL buildingsmodeled dollars per year | EAL agriculturemodeled dollars per year | Cost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damage | EAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where noted | Storm Events damage since 2022-01-27county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollars | Zone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zone | Public Assistance since plannominal dollars; see note | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flooding | $9,364,604,499 | n/a | 36,721 | $2,999,795 | n/a | $39,963 | 0.032% | $0 | |||
| Cold Wave | $196,852,427,221 | $49,387,186 | 862,614 | $633 | $13 | $9,963,968 | under 0.0001% | $0 | |||
| Drought | n/a | $48,352,345 | n/a | n/a | $654,928 | n/a | 1.35% (agriculture) | NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown | |||
| Earthquake | $353,295,317,873 | n/a | 863,162 | $16,191,071 | n/a | $4,099,691 | 0.00458% | ||||
| Hail | $196,852,427,221 | $49,387,186 | 862,614 | $109,319 | $28,571 | $42,683 | under 0.0001% | $0 | |||
| Heat Wave | $196,852,427,221 | $49,387,186 | 862,614 | under $1 | $8,585 | $7,730,044 | under 0.0001% | $0 | |||
| Hurricane | $196,786,317,633 | $49,387,186 | 862,225 | $11,371,934 | $255,866 | $336,124 | 0.00578% | ||||
| Ice Storm | $196,526,441,135 | n/a | 860,040 | $3,341,584 | n/a | $320,379 | 0.0017% | ||||
| Inland Flooding | $196,758,562,683 | $3,480,915 | 20,006 | $190,283,997 | $89,617 | $6,420,163 | n/a (see note) | $10,000 | NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b. | ||
| Landslide | $1,368,966,226 | n/a | 5,499 | $7,571 | n/a | $14 | 0.000553% | ||||
| Lightning | $196,852,427,221 | n/a | 862,614 | $88,917 | n/a | $653,773 | under 0.0001% | $10,000 | |||
| Strong Wind | $196,852,427,221 | $49,387,186 | 862,614 | $13,477,273 | $6,035 | $913,305 | 0.00685% | $0 | |||
| Tornado | $196,852,427,221 | $49,387,186 | 862,614 | $5,378,982 | $419 | $4,955,257 | 0.00273% | ||||
| Tsunami | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NRI publishes no building exposure for this county | ||||
| Wildfire | $6,177,600,564 | $11,222,794 | 38,615 | $336,338 | $59 | $39,779 | 0.00544% | ||||
| Winter Weather | $196,852,427,221 | $49,387,186 | 862,614 | $314,440 | $16 | $1,911,938 | 0.00016% | $0 |
Totals since 2022-01-27 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 82 county-coded records, 35 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $20,000; 37 zone-level records, 23 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: no counted declaration since the plan.
FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.
NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.
Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)
County context
Source: 5
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 862,614 |
| Building value (total, not at risk) | $196,852,427,221 |
| Agriculture value (total, not at risk) | $49,387,186 |
| NRI risk rating (all hazards) | Relatively High |
| Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards | $244,945,962 |
| Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage) | $37,427,079 |
| Social vulnerability rating | Relatively Moderate |
| Community resilience rating | Relatively Moderate |
| NRI version | December 2025 |
FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.
Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.
Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties
Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions
Sources: 1, 4
| Definition | Properties | Severe repetitive loss | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2) | 66 | Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2) | 197 |
| Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition | 625 | Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition | 164 |
The state NFIP coordinator's list, the source FEMA's Handbook names, often uses the NFIP insurance definition (second row).
Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows
Sources: 1, 4
| Scope | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County total | 66 | 197 | 625 | 164 | 661 | 28 | 282 |
| of which: Carteret borough | 2 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 24 |
| of which: Cranbury township | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| of which: Dunellen borough | 6 | 19 | 60 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 33 |
| of which: East Brunswick township | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| of which: Edison township | 0 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| of which: Helmetta borough | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| of which: Highland Park borough | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| of which: Jamesburg borough | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| of which: Old Bridge township | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| of which: Milltown borough | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Monroe township | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| of which: New Brunswick city | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: North Brunswick township | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Perth Amboy city | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Piscataway township | 2 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 13 |
| of which: Plainsboro township | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Sayreville borough | 3 | 14 | 45 | 5 | 54 | 8 | 8 |
| of which: South Amboy city | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: South Brunswick township | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| of which: South Plainfield borough | 5 | 26 | 63 | 26 | 63 | 0 | 39 |
| of which: South River borough | 3 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 52 | 11 | 7 |
| of which: Spotswood borough | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Middlesex borough | 34 | 73 | 169 | 64 | 178 | 7 | 77 |
| of which: Woodbridge township | 8 | 13 | 45 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 29 |
| Statewide, no county in FEMA's file | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.
Repeat-flood properties by jurisdiction in the plan (NFIP community)
Sources: 1, 4
| Jurisdiction | NFIP community ID | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret borough | 340257 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 24 |
| Dunellen borough | 340259 | 6 | 19 | 60 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 33 |
| Helmetta borough | 340262 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| Highland Park borough | 340263 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamesburg borough | 340264 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Metuchen borough | 340266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesex borough | 345305 | 34 | 73 | 169 | 64 | 178 | 7 | 77 |
| Milltown borough | 340268 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Brunswick city | 340270 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Perth Amboy city | 340272 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sayreville borough | 340276 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 5 | 54 | 8 | 8 |
| South Amboy city | 340277 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Plainfield borough | 340279 | 5 | 26 | 63 | 26 | 63 | 0 | 39 |
| South River borough | 340280 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 52 | 11 | 7 |
| Spotswood borough | 340282 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cranbury township | 340258 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| East Brunswick township | 340260 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| Edison township | 340261 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| Monroe township | 340269 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| North Brunswick township | 340271 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Old Bridge township | 340265 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Piscataway township | 340274 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 13 |
| Plainsboro township | 340275 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| South Brunswick township | 340278 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Woodbridge township | 345331 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 29 |
Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".
Jurisdiction rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.
County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group
Sources: 1, 4
| Occupancy group | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| single-family residential | 56 | 155 | 478 | 124 | 513 | 27 | 232 |
| 2 to 4 unit residential | 2 | 16 | 56 | 15 | 57 | 1 | 21 |
| other residential | 4 | 16 | 44 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 12 |
| non-residential | 4 | 10 | 47 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 17 |
| not reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.
FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.
Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.
In this county 11 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 570 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.
Exact counts; no count suppression.
Sources
Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):
- FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
- FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
- NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
- NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
- U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)
What this packet is and what the plan adds
This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment (the summary on page 1 says how it is organized); the plan and FEMA's review decide whether each item is met.
The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.
How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.
OpenFEMA disclaimer
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Reuse, citation and corrections
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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Middlesex County, NJ: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 34023). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/nj/34023/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.
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